Introduction to the 7th Framework Programme (FP7)

Porto, March 21st, 2006

Introduction to the 7th Framework

Programme (FP7)

Introduction to FP7

Agenda

Introduction to FP7

1. Background

2. FP7 Structure

3. FP7 Budget

4. Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme

(CIP)

5. Next steps in FP7 development

6. Preparing for FP7

Introduction to FP7

1. Background

- The Framework Programme (FP) is the European Union's main

instrument for funding research and development

- FPs have been implemented since 1984, and generally

- cover a period of five years

- with the last year of one FP overlapping with the first year of

the following FP

- The current FP is FP6 which will run up to the end of 2006

Background: Framework Programme

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Background: FP7

1. Background

- Overall goal of FP7 is to strengthen EU research and

competitiveness

- Designed to carry Europe further towards a knowledge

economy and society

- FP7 is proposed to

- Run for seven years, from 2007 to 2013

- Will not overlap with FP6

FP7 is not yet approved

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Background: FP7 Budget

1. Background

- Overall budget is Euro 72.7 Billion

- Equal to Euro 10.4 Billion per year

- Higher budget than previous FPs

- FP6 total budget equal to Euro 17.5 Billion

- FP5 total budget equal to Euro 14.9 Billion

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Background: FP Budgets

1. Background

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Structure of FP7

2. FP7 Structure

- Four basic components of FP7

- Cooperation

- Ideas

- People

- Capacities

- Also, relatively minor component of, non-nuclear actions of

the Joint Research Centre

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2. FP7 Structure

Cooperation Ideas CapacitiesPeople

Support to cooperation between

• Universities• Industry• Research centres• Public authorities

In order to lead keyscientific andtechnology areas

Funding for basic or'frontier' researchby individual teamscompeting at Europeanlevel

Support to

• Training• Mobility• Careers development

Through reinforced'Marie Curie actions'

In order to strengthenthe human resourcesfor European research

Enhance research andinnovation capacity by developing research infrastructures and supporting

• Regional researchdriven clusters• SMEs• Closer relationshipsbetween science and society• Internationalcooperation

Four Basic Components of FP7

61% of FP7 Budget 16% of FP7 Budget 10% of FP7 Budget 10% of FP7 Budget

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2.1 FP7 Structure: Cooperation

Component 1: Cooperation

Objective: Support the whole range of research activitiesCarried out in trans-national cooperation

• From collaborative projects and networks, to • The coordination of research programmes

Including international cooperation between the EU and third countries

Three major axes

• Collaborative Research – Building up European excellence• Joint Technology Initiatives and Technology Platforms• Co-ordination among national research programmes & FP7

Cooperation

Support to cooperation between

• Universities• Industry• Research centres• Public authorities

In order to lead keyscientific andtechnology areas

61% of FP7 Budget

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Collaborative Research

- Core of FP7 research funding

- Objective is to establish excellent research projects and

networks able to attract researchers and investments from

Europe and the world

- Range of funding schemes, e.g.

- Collaborative projects, Networks of Excellence,

Co-ordination/support actions

- Nine themes for Collaborative Research

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Nine Themes for Collaborative Research

Health

Nanosciences, nanotechnologies,materials & new production technologies

Food, agriculture & biotechnology

Information & communication technologies

Energy

Environment (including climate change)

Socio-economic sciences & the humanities

Transport (including aeronautics)

Security & space

Collaborative research organizedinto 9 themes

Themes defined to allow prioritiesto be adapted to evolving research

needs during FP7

Multi-disciplinary approach bycross-thematic approaches to

research and technology

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Joint Technology Initiatives and Technology Platforms

- There are 29 European Technology Platforms (ETPs)

- ETPs focus on strategic issues where

- Europe's competitiveness, economic growth and welfare

depend on important research and technological progress in

the medium to long term

- ETPs bring together stakeholders, under industrial leadership,

to define and implement a Strategic Research Agenda

FP7 will contribute to these Strategic Research Agendas when they present true European added value

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Three-stage development process for ETPs

Individuals and organizations can apply to join an ETP

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- Joint Technology Initiatives mainly result from the work of an

ETP

- Joint Technology Initiatives are used when the scale of the

resources involved justifies setting up long term public private

partnerships

- Covering a small number of selected aspects of research in the

chosen field

FP7 will support a limited number ofJoint Technology Initiatives

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Coordination between National Research Programmes

- Two measures foreseen

- A reinforced ERA-NET scheme (ERA-NET +)

- New pilot initiatives undertaken under national research

programmes - e.g. GALILEO

- Also used to enhance the complementarity between FP7 and

activities carried out in the framework of intergovernmental

structures such as EUREKA and COST

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2.2 FP7 Structure: Ideas

Component 2: Ideas

Objective: Enhance the dynamism, creativity and excellence of European research at the frontier of knowledge

• By supporting "investigator-driven" research projects by individual teams in competition at the European level

EU activities in frontier research will be implemented by a European Research Council (ERC), composed of

• A scientific Governing Council • A dedicated implementation structure.

Research areas covered will be independent of the thematic orientations of other parts of the FP, and will include engineering, social sciences and the humanities.

Ideas

Funding for basic or'frontier' researchby individual teamscompeting at Europeanlevel

16% of FP7 Budget

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2.2 FP7 Structure: Ideas

ERC – Governing Council

- Made up of independent representatives appointed by the EC

following an independent procedure

- The governing council will

- Oversee decisions on the type of research to be funded

- Develop the annual work programme

- Establish the peer review process

- Monitor the programme's implementation to control quality from

a scientific perspective

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2.3 FP7 Structure: People

Component 3: People

Objective: Strengthen, both quantitatively and qualitatively, the human potential in research and technology in Europe

Methods include

• Initial training of researchers via Marie Curie Networks• Life-long training and career development• Industry-academia pathways and partnerships• Support the creation of a genuine European labour market for researchers

People

Support to

• Training• Mobility• Careers development

Through reinforced'Marie Curie actions'

In order to strengthenthe human resourcesfor European research

10% of FP7 Budget

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2.4 FP7 Structure: Capacities

Component 4: Capacities

Objective: Enhance research and innovation capacities throughout Europe and ensure their optimal use through measures targeted at 6 topics:

• Research infrastructures • Research for the benefit of SMEs • Regions of knowledge • Research potential of Convergence Regions • Science in society • International co-operation.

Capacities

Enhance research andinnovation capacity by developing research infrastructures and supporting

• Regional researchdriven clusters• SMEs• Closer relationshipsbetween science and society• Internationalcooperation

10% of FP7 Budget

Also aims to support the coherent development of policies, complementing the Cooperation programme, and contributing to Community policies and initiatives to improve the coherence and impact of Member States policies

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2.4 FP7 Structure: Capacities

Research infrastructures

Research for the benefit of SMEs

Regions of knowledge

Research potential ofConvergence Regions

Science in society

Objective: Optimise the development of the best research infrastructures in Europe and create new research infrastructures

Capacities: Topics

International cooperation

Objective: Strengthen the innovation capacity ofEuropean SMEs and their contribution to the development of new technology-based products

Objective: Strengthen the research potential of European regions, in particular encouraging regional "research-driven clusters"

Objective: Stimulate the full research potential of the enlarged Union by developing the potential in the EU's Convergence Regions

Objective: Stimulate harmonious integration byencouraging a Europe-wide debate on science and technology and their relation with society

Objective: Target cooperation with thirdcountries

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3. FP7 Budget

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3. FP7 Budget

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Technologies, 29%

Health, 19%

Transport (including Aeronautics), 13%

Production

Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new

Technologies, 11%

Security and Space, 9%

Energy, 7%

Environment (including Climate Change), 6%

Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology, 6%

Socio-economic Sciences and the Humanities, 2%

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3. FP7 Budget

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Research for the benefit of SMEs, 25%

Research Potential, 7%

Science in Society, 7%

Activities of International Co-

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Regions of Knowledge, 2%

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4. CIP

The Competitiveness and InnovationFramework Programme (CIP)

- Programme for Community action in the field of

competitiveness and innovation (2007-2013)

- Contributes to the competitiveness and innovative capacity of

the Community as an advanced knowledge society, with

- Sustainable development based on balanced economic

growth, and

- A highly competitive social market economy with a high level of

protection and improvement of the quality of the environment

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4. CIP

CIP Objectives

- Foster the competitiveness of enterprises and in particular

SMEs

- Promote innovation including eco-innovation

- Accelerate the development of a competitive, innovative and

inclusive Information Society

- Promote energy efficiency and new and renewable energy

sources in all sectors including transport

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4. CIP

CIP and FP7

- CIP and FP7 will be complementary and mutually reinforcing

- FP7 supports trans-national cooperation, in particular between

enterprises and public research organisations, and

researcher’s mobility between firms and academia

- CIP addresses technological and non-technological aspects

- Technological innovation: CIP focuses on the downstream

parts of the research and innovation process

- CIP will improve the availability of external sources of financing

to innovative SMEs and promote SME participation in FP7

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4. CIP

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

ICT Policy SupportIntelligent Energy-

Europe

• Bring together activities on entrepreneurship, SMEs, industrial competitiveness and innovation• Specifically target SMEs• Mutual learning for excellence in national and regional innovation policy-making• Promote awareness of innovation and disseminate good innovation practices

• Stimulate the wider uptake of ICT by citizens, businesses and governments and aim at intensifying the public investment in ICT • Support actions to develop the single European information space and to strengthen the internal market for information products and services

• Support sustainable development as it relates to energy• Contribute to the achievement of the general goals of environmental protection, security of supply and competitiveness• Facilitate the development and implementation of the energy regulatory framework

Specific Sub-Programmes of CIP

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4. CIP

- The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme will support,

improve, encourage and promote

- Access to finance for the start-up and growth of SMEs and

investment in innovation activities, including eco-innovation

- An environment favourable to SME co-operation

- Innovation in enterprises, including eco-innovation

- Entrepreneurship and innovation culture

- Enterprise and innovation related economic / administrative

reform

Objectives of Specific CIP Sub-Programmes

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4. CIP

- The ICT Policy Support Programme will provide for the

following actions

- Development of the Single European information space and

strengthening of the internal market for information products

and services

- Stimulation of innovation through a wider adoption of and

investment in ICTs

- Development of an inclusive information society

- Particular emphasis on promotion of the opportunities and

benefits that ICTs bring to citizens and businesses


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4. CIP

- The Intelligent Energy – Europe Programme will

- Foster energy efficiency and the rational use of energy

resources

- Promote new and renewable energy sources and to support

energy diversification

- Promote energy efficiency and the use of new and renewable

energy sources in transport


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4. CIP

The indicative budgetary allocations for the specific programmes

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4. CIP

CIP Implementing measures

Community financial instruments for SMEs

Pilot projects, market replication, projects and other measures tosupport the take-up of innovation

Networks bringing together a variety of stakeholders

Information sharing, dissemination and awareness raising

Support to joint actions of Member States or regions

Twinning between authorities at national and regional level

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4. CIP

- Operated with the aim to facilitate access to finance for SMEs

at certain phases of their life cycle

- Seed

- Start-up

- Expansion

- Business transfer

- Investments made by SMEs in activities such as technological

development, innovation, and technology transfer are included

in the scope of the instruments

Community Financial Instruments for SMEs

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4. CIP

- Instruments are

- High Growth and Innovative SME Facility (GIF) - operated by

the European Investment Fund (EIF) on behalf of the EC

- SME Guarantee (SMEG) Facility - operated by the EIF on

behalf of the EC

- Capacity Building Scheme (CBS) - operated with international

financial institutions, including the European Bank for

Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European

Investment Bank (EIB), the EIF and the Council of Europe

Development Bank (CEB)

Community Financial Instruments for SMEs

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FP7 - Timeline

5. Next steps in FP7 development

2006

23-24 April - European Council 'Spring Summit' will discuss research as part of the Lisbon strategy

Final administrative stages in the co-decision process for adoption of FP7

End of FP6; FP7 to be launched at the end of 2006

2007

Calls for proposals under FP7

First FP7 projects to be launched

Financial Perspectives of the Union 2007-2013 enter into effect

A European Space Policy, implemented through a European Space Programme, expected to enter into force (EU contribution to research in this programme will mainly come from FP7, complemented by CIP and other initiatives)

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Preparing for FP7


Keep yourself informed....

• Future European Union research policy:

europa.eu.int/comm/research/future (including key documents for FP7)

• CORDIS – Towards FP7: www.cordis.lu/fp7

• CORDIS News services: www.cordis.lu/news; www.cordis.lu/rapidus

• Other national websites

Plan your strategy…

• CORDIS Partners: partners-service.cordis.lu

• Expressions of Interest Database: eoi.cordis.lu

• National & International Events related to European Research

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- Minimisation of administrative and financial regulations and introduction of a database of legal, financial and administrative information

- Clear definition of eligible and non-eligible costs

- Removal of need for complex cost models

- Extended use of lump sum financing (instead of real costs)

- Reduction of time between the opening of negotiations and the effective entry into force of contracts

- Full operational autonomy to project consortiums

- Simplification of reporting procedure

- Two stage submission procedure will be extended to all calls

- Systematic use of electronic tools for proposal submission, contract negotiations and submission of periodic and final reports

Administrative Procedures

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Annex 1

Annex 1: Annex 1: What is new in FP7What is new in FP7

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• Longer duration, more flexible implementation• Logistical and administrative tasks to be transferred to external structures• Frontier research – European Research Council• Integration of International Cooperation into all 4 programmes• Close co-ordination with CIP Innovation part of FP 6 to be moved to CIP• New topic – Security and Space•Technology platforms and Joint Technology Initiatives

What is new in FP7

Annex 1

Integrated Projects (IP)

Specific Targeted Research Projects (STREP)

Networks of Excellence (NoE)

Coordination Actions (CA)

Specific Support Actions (SSA)

Article 169

Collaborative Projects

Networks of Excellence (NoE)

Coordination and Support Actions

Article 169

Joint Technology Initiatives (JTI) - NEW

FP6 FP7

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Annex 2: Cooperation Component of FP7 - Annex 2: Cooperation Component of FP7 - Themes for Collaborative ResearchThemes for Collaborative Research

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Health




Energy




Security & space

Particular emphasis on

• Translational research (translationof basic discoveries in clinical applications)• Development of sustainable andefficient healthcare systems


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Health




Energy




Security & space

Aims to build a European "knowledge based bio-economy" to

• Answer the growing demand for safer and healthier food• Promote sustainable use andproduction of renewablebio-resources


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Health




Energy




Security & space

Will enhance the different ICTtechnology pillars

Help to integrate technologies

Applications research will be concentrated on

• Societal, content-related, business- and industry supportiveresearch• Trust confidence-building research


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Health




Energy




Security & space

Aims to transform Europeanindustry from a resource-intensive to a knowledge-intensive industry

• By generating breakthrough knowledge for new applications


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Health




Energy




Security & space

Emphasis on research on:

• Renewables• Low CO2 emitting power generation


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Health




Energy




Security & space

Highlights research related to

• Predicting climate change • Developing earth observation.


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Health




Energy




Security & space

Generating an understanding of the socio-economic challengesEurope is facing, such as

• Growth• Employment and competitiveness• Social cohesion and sustainability• Quality of life• Global interdependence

With aim to providing animproved knowledge base for policies


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Health




Energy




Security & space

Support the development ofintegrated, "greener" and "smarter“pan-European transport systems

• Particular support to Galileo


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Health




Energy




Security & space

Build capabilities needed to:

• Ensure the security of Europeancitizens • Ensure an optimal use of technologies for both civilian and defence purposes


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Annex 3: Cooperation Component of FP7 - Annex 3: Cooperation Component of FP7 - CapacitiesCapacities

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Science in society

Objective: To optimise the developmentof the best research infrastructures in Europe and create new researchinfrastructures of pan-European interest

Activities

1. Support to existing researchinfrastructures• Trans-national access• Integrating activities• Research e-infrastructure

2. Support to new research infrastructures • Construction of new infrastructures andmajor updates of existing ones• Design studies to promote the creation of new research infrastructures

Capacities: Topics


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Science in society

Objective: Strengthen the innovationcapacity of European SMEs and their contribution to the development of new technology-based products, by helpingthem to

• Outsource research• Increase research efforts• Extend networks• Better exploit research results• Acquire technological know-how

Activities

1. Research for SMEs

2. Research for SME Associations

Capacities: Topics


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Science in society

Objective: Strengthen the researchpotential of European regions, inparticular by encouraging and supportingthe development of regional "research-driven clusters" associating

• Universities• Research centres• Enterprises• Regional authorities

Activities

Activities will be implemented in close Relationship with EU regional policy and the Competitiveness and InnovationProgramme (CIP)

Capacities: Topics


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Science in society

Objective: Stimulate the full researchpotential of the enlarged Union by developing the research potential in theEU's Convergence Regions

Activities

1. Two-way secondments of research staff

2. Acquisition and development of research equipment in selected centres

3. Organisation of workshops to facilitate knowledge transfer

4. Evaluation facilities for researchcentres in the Convergence Regions

Capacities: Topics


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Science in society

Objective: Stimulate harmoniousintegration by encouraging a Europe-wide debate on science and technology andtheir relation with society and culture

Activities

1. Strengthening self-regulation

2. Engagement of general public in science

3. Gender research

4. Improved communication

5. Policy on the role of universities

Capacities: Topics


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Science in society

Objective: Target cooperation with thirdcountries

• Candidate countries• Countries neighbouring the EU,Mediterranean countries, countries of theWestern Balkan region that are not acceding or candidate countries andEastern European and central Asian states. • Developing countries• Emerging economies

Capacities: Topics


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